Engineered polymers hold promise for use in next generation technologies such as light-harvesting devices and implantable electronics that interact with the nervous system—but creating polymers with ...

Natural polymers, such as gelatin, cellulose, alginate, chitin, starch, rubber, and fibrin, are used to develop green nanocomposites. Their use also expands to ...

Vinyl polymers have been the focus of intensive research over the past few decades and are attractive materials owing to their ease of synthesis and their broad diversity of architectures, ...

Sometimes, the best way to achieve a big outcome is to start small. That principle is at the center of new work from a ...

NNA Polymers Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of specialty polymers, announced plans to build a 200,000-metric-ton-per-year ...

Bacteria are capable of producing a vast diversity of polymers serving a range of biological functions, such as reserve material, protective capsules and slimes, and biofilm matrix components. Several ...

Microporous organic polymers (MOPs) are composed entirely of covalently linked organic molecules. These materials are characterized by their high surface areas, permanent microporosity, and structural ...

Polymers have been widely used in most fields of science and industry for various purposes due to their unique properties. Implementing polymer materials with different structures and functions (i.e., ...

Microporous polymers offer tunable porosity, high surface areas, and chemical versatility. They can be used to powerful effect in gas storage, carbon capture, remediation and catalysis. Here's how ...